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Work has begun to build a new state-of-the-art cancer centre at Colchester Hospital. The team from Stroods Specialist Contractors arrived at the Turner Road site after the festive break to start the Collingwood Centre construction process. Ground works will continue for another two weeks, but it marks the start of improving care for patients in… Read more »
A new drugs manufacturing facility worth more than £3million is to be built at Colchester Hospital so patients can continue to benefit from tailor-made medication, including chemotherapy drugs for cancer. The aseptic unit, which is due to open next year, will provide additional space and improve the flow of the drug manufacturing process to meet… Read more »
People living with type 2 diabetes in Ipswich and east Suffolk can now receive tailored support from a specialist ESNEFT dietitian to help them live healthier lifestyles. A new Enhanced Lifestyle Support Service will be held in community locations in Ipswich and east Suffolk, allowing users to access to personal consultations and remote follow-up sessions… Read more »
A multi-million pound plan to transform and extend the main entrance of Colchester Hospital has been given the green light. The front of the main building, which has largely stayed the same since the hospital opened in 1985, will change significantly, with the project paving the way for an expansion of the hospital, including… Read more »
Did you know? ESNEFT offers a free and confidential Medicines Advice Helpline which is open from 9am until 5pm (Monday-Friday). To contact the service call our staff in Colchester on 01206 742161 or Ipswich 01473 703604. They can answer any questions or concerns you may have about any of the medication you are taking. Click… Read more »
A former newspaper editor turned to ESNEFT resuscitation nurses to learn basic life-saving skills, five months after his life was saved by CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) in Ipswich. Terry Hunt, 61, was given CPR by passer-by Lisa Perry after collapsing in the town centre, while a paramedic administered a shock with a defibrillator, in May. Recognising… Read more »
Neonatal Unit teams at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) have been praised in new reports* for the care they give to babies. Colchester Hospital’s neonatal unit was one of eight to achieve the highest score of 88% following a national review of neonatal critical care services, while Ipswich Hospital scored 81%…. Read more »
Young Colchester patient Henry Alderson visits Colchester Hospital’s children’s unit every four weeks for a life-saving transfusion. He has a rare condition, Diamond Blackfan Anaemia, which means he can’t make his own red blood cells and needs transfusions every four weeks to keep him alive. Henry is the face of a national Christmas campaign to… Read more »
From left: Matron Michelle Fletcher, volunteer Jo Richey, visitor Jackie Bull, artist Andy Greenacre, designer of the listening bench David Villiers, volunteer garden team leader and project manager Anne Parsons, volunteers Karen Cartwright and Linda Fisher, at the listening bench. Picture: Andy Greenacre A dementia-friendly sensory garden designed to help patients recover quicker and return… Read more »
A touching moment with a dying patient was the moment a vision was set in motion to revamp one of our cancer wards. The patient was concerned that the tired and outdated Somersham Ward would be the last thing she remembered. Now, energy-saving LED lights, dementia-friendly flooring, wet rooms, a children’s playroom and streamlined nurse… Read more »
East Suffolk and North East Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has been accredited as ‘Veteran Aware’ as the nation prepares to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. The trust, which runs Ipswich and Colchester hospitals, is one of 24 NHS bodies from across the UK to receive the accreditation… Read more »
A new nursing role is set to boost the local NHS workforce and help improve patient care. A successful two-day recruitment event was held at the Iceni Centre at Colchester Hospital on 29 and 30 October for potential trainee nursing associates to join a new training programme, accredited by the University of Suffolk. The nursing… Read more »